STATE v. BLANKS

No. 34628-1-II.

161 P.3d 455 (2007)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Derek Lamont BLANKS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

July 3, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheri Lynn Arnold, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Appellant.

P. Grace Kingman, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.


QUINN-BRINTNALL, J.

¶ 1 Derek L. Blanks seeks withdrawal of his guilty plea to one count of first degree child molestation, arguing that the plea was involuntary and that his counsel was ineffective. The facts underlying Blanks's conviction are not known. The State charged him with first degree child molestation and two counts of first degree child rape. In exchange for a guilty plea, the State dropped both child rape charges. The trial court accepted the guilty...

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